HR 5669
109th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional Medal of Honor
Families
Labor and Employment
Married people
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' pensions
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase to $2,000 the amount of the Medal of Honor special pension under that title and to provide for payment of that pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor recipient.
Introduced: June 22, 2006
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 22, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Increases from $1,000 to $2,000 the monthly special pension paid to Medal of Honor recipients.
Provides for payment of such pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased recipient as long as the surviving spouse was married to the recipient: (1) for one year or more; or (2) for any period of time if a child was born of the marriage or was born to them before the marriage.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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